WW1 WW2 Kingdom Of Yugoslavia Royal Yugoslav Air Force Pilot Headgear RAF Goggle

Description: WW1 WW2 Kingdom Of Yugoslavia Royal Yugoslav Air Force Pilot Headgear RAF GoggleATTENTION: Dear Customers, you will receive exactly the same item which you see on the pictures, not similar or other. Please read the description carefully and review the photos.The Royal Yugoslav Air Force was established on the basis of Serbian Military Air Service, one of the earliest air forces in existence and one of the first to engage in battle (during the Balkan Wars of 1912 to 1913). The Serbian Air Service survived occupation by Austria-Hungary by being based in exile in neutral Greece during World War I where its pilots served and trained with the help of the French Air Force. In 1918, Serbia lead the creation of a united Yugoslavian state together with former Austria-Hungary territories in the Balkans. then called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Royal Yugoslav Air Force operated from 1918 to 1941 and at the start of World War Two was equipped with a large number of modern combat aircraft from numerous nations which were purchased directly and licence-built. These included Bristol Blenheim I (61), Dornier DO-17K (69) and Savoia-Marchetti SM.79K (40) bombers and fighters such as the Hawker Hurricane I (47), Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 (73) and the then relatively new, home-grown Rogožarski IK-3 (11 with more under construction). In 1923, the government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began to modernize its air force and established contracts within the country and abroad which contributed to their large variety of aircraft in service at the time of World War II. In 1923, the government consolidated the bureaucracy for the air force by joining the Aviation Command with the Ministry of War and Marine. In that time Yugoslavia did send their pilots to Great Britain on training, that’s where this Headgear came from with RAF goggles. During 1940 Britain supplied significant military aid to the JKRV, to strengthen its forces against the increasing German threat. In early March 1941, the German Luftwaffe forces started arriving in neighboring Bulgaria. On March 12, 1941, JKRV units began to deploy to their wartime airfields. The overthrow of the pro-German government in Belgrade on March 27 brought an end to hopes of a settlement with Germany. On April 6, 1941, Luftwaffe units in Bulgaria and Romania attacked Yugoslavia in what was known as the Bombing of Belgrade. Equipped with a combination of obsolete equipment and new aircraft still being introduced into service, the JKRV was forced to defend the country's long borders against multiple attacks from many directions. The dubious loyalty of some military personnel did not help matters. Yugoslav fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery brought down about 90-100 enemy aircraft, but defending forces were unable to make any significant impact on the enemy advance. During the attack German aircrafts on Niš Airport Medoševac, 6 April around 08:00, with the fire from the ground shot down plane was German fighter ace Herbert Ihlefeld. Captain Ilefeld, who them to the beginning of the attack on Yugoslavia was recognized over forty air victories, Captain Ihlefeld was shot down by Corporal Vlasta Belić, fire a machine gun Darn, caliber 7.69 mm who are taken down with aircraft Yugoslav Breguet 19. Having received a shot in the nose of oil cooler, engine Messerschmitt Me -109 are stop and the pilot was forced to leave the plane. He rescue themself the parachutes about 35 miles southeast of Nis. German ace was captured by Serbian peasants who handed him over to the gendarmes. On April 17, 1941 the Yugoslav government surrendered. Several JKRV aircraft escaped to Egypt via the Kingdom of Greece, and the crews then served with the British Royal Air Force (RAF).On historical photo you can see King Peter II of Yugoslavia after receiving his RAF wings from Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, Cairo, Egypt 1944. On historical photo you can see King Peter II of Yugoslavia after receiving his RAF wings from Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, Cairo, Egypt 1944.Weight: 770gITEM CONDITION AS ON THE PHOTOS.ITEM NO. ka55----------------------------------------------------- SHIPPINGEach package we sent comes with tracking number. Buyers are responsible for any additional costs in their country of residence.Once payment is received, we will send the buyer item(s) within 3 working days from the receipt of payment.Our job is that every package is sent and that tracking number is provided. 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Price: 1400 USD

Location: Zvornik

End Time: 2024-02-28T09:18:13.000Z

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